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N C a C & S S N C a C & NEWSLETTEREWSLETTER OFOF THETHE CENTRALENTRAL ARIZONARIZONA CACTUSACTUS & SUCCULENTUCCULENT SOCIETYOCIETY year. They arenotsucculents,butmytomatoplantsproducingthebestyieldinyears.Great year. Anyone outthereinterestedinthisproject?Calloremail me(seepagetwo). range tohavesomeplantstheresellmakealittle moneyforourgroup. thevolunteerstobeatshowand,maybe,ar- nd andorganize would needtofi You the club. thiswillprovideagreatopportunitytotalkand meettherestofmembers new member, Howaboutyou??? Ifyouarearelatively ganize ourparticipationintheJanuaryHomeShow. part. the showtalkingwithgeneralpublic.Manyof othergarden/plantsocietiesalreadytake All weneedtodoisprovide peoplewhoarewillingtosendacoupleofhoursat booth space. more ofthethreeMaricopaCountyHomeShoweventsthroughoutyear end, wehaveagreatopportunitytoreachhugenumberofpeoplebyparticipatinginoneor members arebothsmartandnice! to growthesethingsandyouwanttapintothisgreatbodyofinformation.Fortunately and fascinatingindividuals.No?Howaboutthatyouknowtheyalothow more aboutdesertplants.” arethe oneswhosayyoucamebecause“wanttolearn You knowit,yet. but youjustdon’t reason isthatyouareinthebeginningstagesofbecominghopelesslyhookedontheseplants hopelessly hookedonbuying,owning,showing,andtalkingtocactisucculents. Who knowwhoyouare -theones goingonwiththeplants. is becausetheyhavealoveaffair of ournativecactiandsucculentsfromthebulldozerblade,bringthemtohearChrisspeak. presentation willbeinteresting.Ifyouknowofanyonewhomightinterestedinsavingsome it mightbesomethingtheCACSSwouldliketoemulate.ChrisisagreatguyandIknowhis youhaveheardmetalkaboutthisprogramandhow tee. Ifyouhavebeentoameetingrecently, Plant RescueCommit- CactusandSucculentSociety’s Tucson founder andco-chairmanofthe handed. knowwhathitthem.Noonecameawayempty Thursday afternoonandthevendorsdidn’t Saleearly alsogottotheCSSA We which hadgreatplantsandafantasticselectionofpottery. aloenurseryandCaliforniaCactus Garden, Cole’s Tom eclecticnursery, visitedBillBaker’s We What ashow! best looking)plantsIhaveeverseen. CactusandSucculentshowhadsomeoftheweirdest(i.e. The CSSA all plant/gardenlovers. tington BotanicalGardenwaswonderful,asalways.Lotuslandspectacular The Hun- The weatherwasprefectforseeingandbuying. California, youmissedagreattime. for thoseBLT’s! Hope you’re having a great summer. I,forone,amgladthatithasnotbeenashotlast Hope you’rehavingagreatsummer. I amlookingforsomeonewhowouldbewillingto thechairmanofacommitteetoor Spreading informationaboutcactiandsucculentsisoneofourprimarymissions. thirdreasonisbecauseyouknowthat peoplewhoareinlovewithplantswonderful A People joinourclubformanyreasons,buttwoorthreestandoutabovetherest. The nextmeetingwillbefeatureChrisMonrad, Enough aboutthepast,whatliesahead? too.Everyonescoredsomereallyfantasticplants. hadagreattimespendingmoney, We ifyouwerenotabletogoonthetrip wanttomakeanyonefeelbad,however, I don’t 1 . We canhaveafree We . What doyousay? , amustseefor A second A The fi rst The fi To that To , our - OFFICERS PRESIDENT - Lee Brownson All CACSS meetings held last Sunday of each month at 2:00 PM 480.951.9494 at Dorrance Hall in the Desert Botanical Garden unless noted. [email protected] July 25, 2004 2:00 PM (Sunday) VICE PRESIDENT - Gard Roper CACSS: Chris Monrad, co-chairman of the Tucson Cactus and 602.996.9745 Succulent Society’s Rescue Program, will describe their efforts to save native cacti and succulents from the bulldozer blades of land SECRETARY - Elaine Tressler developers. This is a program we are considering implimenting here 480.860.6388 in Phoenix. [email protected] August 29, 2004 2:00 PM (Sunday) CACSS: Doug Dawson. Exploration of the Southern Fifth of Namibia, TREASURER - Tom Ballen 480.502.8639 Summer 2004 Hiking from sunrise to sunset and camping out for 3 to 4 weeks in the South of Namibia provides an up close perspective [email protected] on many of the exotic succulent species we cherish in our plant PAST PRESIDENT - Scott B. McMahon collections. 480.657.7786 September 29, 2004 2:00 PM (Sunday) [email protected] CACSS: Pam Slade will discuss Management of the Wallace Garden October 23, 2004 Time TBD (Saturday) DIRECTORS CACSS: Members only special tour of HB Wallace Gardens. Carol Clapp (December 31, 2005) October 31, 2004 2:00 PM (Sunday) [email protected] CACSS: Silent Auction. Celeste Gornick (December 31, 2005) EVENTS OF INTEREST IN THE SOUTHWEST AREA 602.938.9590 August 5, 2004 7:00 PM (Thursday) [email protected] TCSS: Mark Dimmitt, Director of Natural History, Arizona-Sonora. Leo Martin (December 31, 2005) Mark will present a talk on the beautiful Trichocereus group. 602.852.9714 August 14 - 15, 2004 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Saturday & Sunday) [email protected] 19TH ANNUAL INTER-CITY CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SHOW L.A .County Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, CA Doug Dawson (December 31, 2004) The largest and fi nest cactus and Succulent Show Anywhere! 480.893.1207 September 2, 2004 7:00 PM (Thursday) [email protected] TCSS: Chuck Hanson of Arid Lands Greenhouses will be doing a Ray Daley (December 31, 2004) presentation on Succulents of Madagascar. Sue Daley (December 31, 2004) September 14, 2004 7:00 PM (Tuesday) 623.876.0060 ARIZONA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY: Wendy Hardy & Daryl Workman [email protected] The fi rst meeting after our Summer break will be an interesting presentation from the City of Scottsdale regarding the native plant Richard Greenberg (December 31, 2004) salvage program. Please mark you calendar to join us, and invite a 623.979.5078 friend or two! October 1-3 2004 CSSA Representative - Henry Triesler ARIZONA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY: Annual Conference (see notice p.3) 480.946.1122 Librarian - Paul Schueneman WWW. CENTRALARIZONACACTUS. ORG 602.381.9859 [email protected] Publication of the material in the Central Spine does not imply agreement with the ideas expressed therein by any portion of the membership of CACSS, nor Newsletter - Agave Xpressions does it constitute an endorsement or support for any portion of such material by CACSS, or the Central Spine, regardless of any position or offi ce held by the 602.266.2976 author(s). All such material represents a comment and/or personal opinion of [email protected] the author(s). 2 Your most treasured agave has sent up its life-ending inch in diameter. Somewhere during this time, she mates. fl ower stalk, blooming with superb beauty. Don’t despair, When fi nished with her tunnel, she will collect pollen, fer- you may be losing the agave as most species only bloom tilizing your plants, returning to the nest with it. once and die, but keep the stalk as it can become a nursery The pollen is then rolled into a ball, placed in the bot- and a reminder of your special plant. tom of the tunnel. She then lays an egg on top of it. The Cut the stalk to an appealing size with a saw, and pollen becomes food for the developing bee. Chewing up wedge it between heavy rocks or other items to maintain its the cellulose of the stalk, she forms a roof over this cell. verticality in a protected and semi-shaded area. As the stalk She continues this process until the tunnel is pretty full. dries out, it will become the perfect nursery for carpenter bees. These handsome bees are hairy, bluish-black, about I’ve observed females returning to their tunnel at sunset for one-inch long, and as wide as your thumb. They won’t their night’s sleep. Very early in the morning, she can be sting you unless trapped or threatened, and do not form a seen sleeping in the tunnel doorway guarding her brood. hive as they live alone. They are excellent pollinators, and When the adult bees are ready, they emerge, each in turn, important to have in your landscape. chewing out their roof. Single female carpenter bees nest in wood. They will Carpenter bees normally use dead tree limbs or other compete heavily for a chance to nest in your stalk. If you unfi nished wood, e.g., fi rewood, as nurseries. If they are sit patiently in the spring, at a safe distance of about ten tunneling into wood of value, cover it, varnish or, paint feet, you can observe the females posturing with each other it. They over winter in their tunnels or, in this case, your to see who will get the prize usually for days at a time. The agave stalk. I’ve had bees nesting in a cherished agave winner architect will then proceed to chew into the stalk, stalk for several years, providing great entertainment and and begin to tunnel a section 8 – 9 inches out. You can see valuable pollination. This is a grand natural history lesson the telltale signs of sawdust collecting at the base of the to observe for kids as well. stalk. If you listen closely, you can hear the chewing and digging going on inside as she makes a tunnel 3⁄4 of an ARIZONA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 1-3, 2004 The Arizona Native Plant Society (ANPS) is holding its annual conference at the Lake Pleasant, Desert Outdoor Center. Arizona’s native plants are crucially intercon- nected with our native cacti and succulents and with our native bird populations. Please join members of ANPS for an informational conference to share ideas and work together to assure the survival of our unique native plant heritage for future generations. Hear 9 speakers including Dr. Robert Ohmart, ASU, Brian Nowicki, Center for Biological Diversity, Dr. John Al- cock, ASU, Mary Irish, renowned author/speaker and others. There is a cost for room, board, speakers, etc. for the 2-21/2 day conference. Topics will include the relationship between native plants and wildlife, land- scaping with native
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